Scraper.



-' use 1n scraping pots, pans FFIQE,

CLARA E. SMITH, OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON.

SGRAPER To au whomit may concern.'

Beit known that I, CLARA E. SMITH, a c itizen of. the United States of America residing I Improvements in Scrapers, o f which the following is a speciiica'tion.

This invention is an improved scraper for and the like utensils, and the same consists of' a scraper plate presenting a straight scraping edge and a curved scra ing edge for'use respectively on straight an curved surfaces of utensils, and a handle pivotally connected to such plate or blade, such handle and such plate or blade having coacting devices to secure the handle to the blade at any desired angular adjust-v j ment with respect thereto, as hereinafter deat very slight 'sera er for pots,

`vide a blade or edge 4. sharpened and are use in scraping Hat surfaces, such as are pre' the sides and bottoms of ans, andl scribed and claimed.

yThe' object ofmy invention is to provide a pans and other'kitchenl or the Ike utensils, which may be manufactured cost, which is easy to keep clean and which is adapted for use both on fstraight or plane surfaces and on curved suraces.

In the accompanying drawings,`Figure 1 is a perspective, view of a scraper constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig 2 is a sectional view of the same, the h-andle being shown in elevation. Y In accordance with my invention I roplate 1 which is preferably made of steel, is segmental in form to present converging straight edges 2, 3 and a curved Such edges 3, 4 are 'beveled and adapted respectively for sentedby for scraping a curved surface suc sented by the concaved bottom of a 4.helike. The said scraper blade or p ate is provided at a point at or near its center with an opening 5, is provided in one side with a series of depressions 6 which' are con centric with such opening 5, such depressions forming projections 7 on the opposite'side ofthe scraper blade or plate.

as pre- Specication of Letters Patent. Application filed August 17, 1907. Serial No. 389,046.

Patented June 30, 1908.

The handle S is Wire,

portion 10 and a pair of parallel spring arms l the inner end of the handle,l are adapted to bear on op osite sides of the blade or plate, j and the sai( arm-11 is provided with an offset projection 13 to enter 'the depressions 6 and with a pivot portion 14 to 'extend through the opening, 5. ,It will be understood that the handle may be turned to any desired position with reference to the blade or plateand secured in such position by engaging its l projecting stop 13 with one of the recesses or depressions 6, and it will also be understood that owing to the factthat the arms 11, l2 of tnhe said handle are springs, said arms may be opened to remove the pivot portion 14 from the o ening 5 to permit of the detachment o plate to facilitate the cleansing of the latter.

It is thoug it the' operation and advantages of my improved scraper will be fully understood from the foregoing specification.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, isz- A scraper of the class described comprising a plate or blade a plurality of recesses concentrically disposed with reference to such ivot opening, in combination with a hanele made of a single iece of spring wire doubled to form al hand Iold at the outer end, a ltwistedportion and a pair of parallel spring arms, vsaid spring arms constituting the inner end of the handle,

earing on opposite sides of said plate or blade and one of said spring arms having a bent portion forming a` blade and another ent portion forming a stoIp to engage such adj ustmg recesses. n testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses. I

CLARA E. SMITH.

11 or'12, which constitutev such handle from the blade or.

having a pivot opening and.

pivot for said plate or 

